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unobtainably en · ADV

Etymology

From unobtainable + -ly.

Meanings

  1. Such that it cannot be obtained.
    • Second, the efficiency of an absorption machine increases with decreased generator pressure, but this is limited in practical work because a low generator pressure calls for cooling water of unobtainably low temperature. 1921, Charles L. Hubbard, “Refrigeration”, in American Architect and Architecture, volume 119, page 587:
    • They just seem more Romantic, more alluring, stronger and of course more unobtainably desirable when they stay alone. 1998, Diane Wakoski, Argonaut Rose: